The offseason is only a little more than three weeks old and the first highlight of the post-Super Bowl league calendar is already coming up: the 2019 NFL scouting combine. As has been the case for more than 30 years, the league’s underwear olympics will take place in Indianapolis as the Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium will once again host the event which begins today and will end next Monday on March 4.
Let’s take a look at what awaits us the next days:
Day 1: Tuesday, February 26
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Overflow Testing, Orientation, Interviews
Day 2: Wednesday, February 27
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): Measurements, Medical Examination, Overflow Testing, Interviews
Group 4 (TE), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (QB, WR): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Overflow Testing, Orientation, Interviews
Day 3: Thursday, February 28
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, PK/ST Workout, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): Measurements, Medical Examination, Overflow Testing, Interviews
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Overflow Testing, Orientation, Interviews
Day 4: Friday, March 1
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): Measurements, Medical Examination, Overflow Testing, Interviews
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Orientation, Interviews
Day 5: Saturday, March 2
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): Measurements, Medical Examination, Media, Interviews
Day 6: Sunday, March 3
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Day 7: Monday, March 4
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Overall, 338 players have been invited to participate in this year’s scouting combine, with eight of them coming from New England schools:
WR Andy Isabella (UMass)
TE Tommy Sweeney (Boston College)
OG Chris Lindstrom (Boston College)
DE Zach Allen (Boston College)
DE Wyatt Ray (Boston College)
CB Hamp Cheevers (Boston College)
S Lukas Denis (Boston College)
S Will Harris (Boston College)
Furthermore, head coaches and executives will hold press conferences during the combine.